BASF, Kubota and ZEN-NOH will collaborate to help improve and optimise rice production in Japan
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Nutrition Technologies launches Diptia biofertiliser from insect frass

Leading Agtech company, Nutrition Technologies, launched Diptia biofertiliser from insect frass. (Image source: Nutrition Technologies)
Nutrition Technologies launched their new bioactive organic fertiliser, Diptia, specifically designed and formulated to combat fungal plant diseases, and protect soil from infection
ADB and Indorama Agro: US$15mn loan boosts Uzbekistan's farming sector
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Foreign Enterprise Indorama Agro LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Indorama Corporation (IRC), signed a US$15mn loan to support the livelihoods of farmers in Uzbekistan, enhance their climate resilience, and support ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
Expanding market opportunities: China agrees on direct trade with Cambodia
China has granted approval to Cambodias export proposal, allowing Cambodian pepper to be directly available in China
Revolutionising agricultural mapping: Philippines space agency uses space data to monitor crops

Representatives of PhilSA SIIB and DA BAFE during their April 2023 coordination meeting. (Image source: Philippines space agency)
Scientists from the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA); Space Information Infrastructure Bureau (SIIB); the Department of Agriculture (DA); and Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE), are preparing to conduct a joint research to map and monitor crops and farm to market roads in the country using satellites